int StartingConditional()
{
    object oPC = GetPCSpeaker();
    int nBet = GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF, "BET");
    if (GetGold(oPC) < nBet) return FALSE;

    TakeGoldFromCreature(nBet, oPC, TRUE);
    SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF, "POT", nBet);
    return TRUE;
}